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SUMMARY:July New Members Mingle
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Members Mingle! Every second Monday of the month\, we look forward to hosting our newest members of the CLS family. Starting our night off with a complimentary glass of wine\, the evening will include an orientation of the Library and informational tour with Q & A about your membership benefits. \nPlease RSVP with the form below. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/july-new-members-mingle-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Night Time Animals
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read At the Stroke of Goodnight by Clay Rice and the craft will be paper plate animals! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-night-time-animals/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Night Time Animals
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read At the Stroke of Goodnight by Clay Rice and the craft will be paper plate animals! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-night-time-animals-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230717T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230721T120000
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SUMMARY:CAMP In The STACKS: Treasure Hunters + Adventurers
DESCRIPTION:JULY 17th-JULY 21st \nHunt treasure like a pirate\, meet-up with mermaids\, explore the deep sea\, travel the land\, and fly the big blue sky. \n $200 for Members // $225 for Non Members // $25 additional for the Lunch Bunch option \nTo reserve your camper’s spot\, please CLICK HERE. \n\nCAMP in the STACKS details: \n\n\n\nAges 5-8 years old are invited to attend.\nMonday – Friday\, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Drop-off and pick-up will be outside in front of our marble staircase. Here\, your children will be met by a CLS member who will escort your child into the Rabbit Hole to meet Kenna\, our wonderful teacher. If your child would prefer to be walked in by you\, there are a few “loading” parking spots available across the street that don’t require payment. Otherwise\, there are several parking meter spots on King. Pickup will be at 12:00 pm for Standard Campers and 1:00 pm for our Lunch Bunch Campers.\nWe are offering a “Lunch Bunch” hour option from 12:00-1:00 pm at the end of camp for an additional $25. CLS will not be providing lunch. If you’re choosing this addition\, please send your child’s lunch for a picnic outside in our beautiful garden\, weather permitting!  We have a refrigerator\, if needed. During this additional hour\, our campers will have an opportunity to listen to an audible book and/or have time for Choice Play in the designated stations of the Rabbit Hole once they’re finished with their lunch.\nEach day’s agenda will tentatively look like this: Begin with circle time\, followed by stories and two crafts. Our campers will be able to enjoy choice play with the toys and games available in the Rabbit Hole if they have free time.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/camp-in-the-stacks-treasure-hunters-adventurers/
LOCATION:SC
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Summer Treats
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Watermelon Seeds By Greg Pizzoli and the craft will be handprint ice cream cones! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-summer-treats/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230719T153000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Summer Treats
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers can join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Watermelon Seeds By Greg Pizzoli and the craft will be handprint ice cream cones! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-summer-treats-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230719T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230719T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
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SUMMARY:Book Tour Exclusive: Ann Napolitano Brings Her Oprah-blessed Book to CLS
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday July 19th\, in collaboration with Buxton Books\, we will be welcoming the acclaimed author Ann Napolitano\, to discuss her latest book\, Hello Beautiful. The March release—an aching tribute to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women—has garnered wide acclaim since it first dropped\, landing on the map of popular literary history by becoming the 100th selection for Oprah’s Book Club. \nTicket prices are as follows. But first\, a general note: At the author’s request\, masks will be required at this event. We will have plenty on hand for your convenience. \nSingle Ticket Pricing (includes one (1) book): $35 Members\, $40 Public \nTwo Tickets (includes one (1) book): $45 \nTo purchase tickets\, click here or call 843-723-9912 during box office hours. \nIf you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to reserve one or more signed copies\, please visit Buxton Books online here. Buxton also offers special rates for orders of 10 or more books—perfect for Book Clubs (and readers looking to get a jump on holiday shopping!).  \nAbout the Book \nWilliam Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy\, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him\, much less love him—so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college\, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family\, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie\, the family’s dreamer\, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos\, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos. \nBut then darkness from William’s past surfaces\, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future\, but the sisters’ unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most? \nAn exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic\, Little Women\, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are\, but because of it.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/ann-napolitano-brings-her-oprah-blessed-book-to-cls/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230724T090000
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SUMMARY:CAMP In The STACKS: Legends + Dragons
DESCRIPTION:JULY 24th-JULY 28th  \nThe fourth and final camp week will be a magical one full of mythology\, fairy tales\, and some stories about real-life legendary people too! Imagine yourself as a gallant knight\, a queen\, or a king.  Travel across time and place\, and immerse yourself in magic all week long! \n\n\n $200 for Members // $225 for Non Members // $25 additional for the Lunch Bunch option \n\n\nTo reserve your camper’s spot\, please CLICK HERE. \n\nCAMP in the STACKS details: \n\n\n\nAges 5-8 years old are invited to attend.\nMonday – Friday\, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Drop-off and pick-up will be outside in front of our marble staircase. Here\, your children will be met by a CLS member who will escort your child into the Rabbit Hole to meet Kenna\, our wonderful teacher. If your child would prefer to be walked in by you\, there are a few “loading” parking spots available across the street that don’t require payment. Otherwise\, there are several parking meter spots on King. Pickup will be at 12:00 pm for Standard Campers and 1:00 pm for our Lunch Bunch Campers.\nWe are offering a “Lunch Bunch” hour option from 12:00-1:00 pm at the end of camp for an additional $25. CLS will not be providing lunch. If you’re choosing this addition\, please send your child’s lunch for a picnic outside in our beautiful garden\, weather permitting!  We have a refrigerator\, if needed. During this additional hour\, our campers will have an opportunity to listen to an audible book and/or have time for Choice Play in the designated stations of the Rabbit Hole once they’re finished with their lunch.\nEach day’s agenda will tentatively look like this: Begin with circle time\, followed by stories and two crafts. Our campers will be able to enjoy choice play with the toys and games available in the Rabbit Hole if they have free time.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/camp-in-the-stacks-legends-and-dragons/
LOCATION:SC
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Seeds and Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our new Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read The Tiny Seed By Eric Carle and the craft will be a garden! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-seeds-and-gardens/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230719T193452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230719T193452Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole – Seeds and Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our new Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read The Tiny Seed By Eric Carle and the craft will be a garden! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-seeds-and-gardens-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
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SUMMARY:Book Tour Exclusive: Daniel Silva
DESCRIPTION:Join us in welcoming the New York Times–bestselling author Daniel Silva on the heels of the publication of his newest book\, The Collector. Fit with conspiracies\, luxury\, and the threat of nuclear disaster\, this blockbuster makes for an evening program not to miss! \nMember Tickets: $45 (Book Included!) \nGuest Tickets: $50 (Book Included!) \nThis event is sold out. Please call 843.723.9912 to be added to the waitlist. \nAbout the Book: \nIn this new thriller from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Daniel Silva\, Gabriel Allon undertakes a search for a stolen Vermeer masterpiece and uncovers a conspiracy that could bring the world to the brink of nuclear Armageddon. \nOn the morning after the Venice Preservation Society’s annual black-tie gala\, art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon enters his favorite coffee bar on the island of Murano to find General Cesare Ferrari\, the commander of the Art Squad\, eagerly awaiting his arrival. The Carabinieri have made a startling discovery in the Amalfi villa of a murdered South African shipping tycoon—a secret vault containing an empty frame and stretcher matching the dimensions of the world’s most valuable missing painting. General Ferrari asks Gabriel to quietly track down the artwork before the trail goes cold. \n“Isn’t that your job?” \n“Finding stolen paintings? Technically speaking\, yes. But you’re much better at it than we are.” \nThe painting in question is The Concert by Johannes Vermeer\, one of thirteen works of art stolen from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. With the help of a most unlikely ally\, a beautiful Danish computer hacker and professional thief\, Gabriel soon discovers that the painting has changed hands as part of an illicit billion-dollar business deal involving a man code-named the Collector\, an energy executive with close ties to the highest levels of Russian power. \nThe missing masterpiece is the lynchpin of a conspiracy that if successful\, could plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. To foil the plot\, Gabriel must carry out a daring heist of his own\, with millions of lives hanging in the balance. \nElegant\, meticulously plotted\, and filled with a cast of unforgettable characters\, The Collector moves swiftly from the graceful canals of Venice to the windswept coast of northern Denmark to CIA headquarters in Langley\, Virginia—and\, finally\, to a heart-pounding climax in Russia as current as tomorrow’s headlines. \nThis extraordinary novel—wildly entertaining\, deeply illuminative\, with flashes of wry humor—demonstrates why Daniel Silva is the unrivaled master of international intrigue and suspense\, and “quite simply the best” (Kansas City Star).
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/book-tour-exclusive-event-daniel-silva/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230801T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230801T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230727T155018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230731T191536Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Magic
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read The Magic Rabbit By Annette LeBlanc and the craft will be a rabbit in a hat puppet! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230802T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230802T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230606T153053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T153230Z
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SUMMARY:CLS Book Club: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
DESCRIPTION:An old story made new\, Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng explores the power—and limitations— of art to create meaningful and lasting change. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, August 2\, at 10:30AM for a lively Book Club discussion on this exciting novel. We’ll unpack some of the story’s core themes\, including the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children\, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact. \nCLS Book Club is FREE\, in-person\, open to the public—whether you’ve finished the book\, are thinking about starting it\, or couldn’t make it past the half-way point. All that is required is an RSVP via the form below.  \nFor a copy of the book\, check out our catalog here\, or shop local at Buxton Books. \nAbout CLS Book Club\nThe CLS Book Club has become a space for conversations about wide ranging topics\, but such a book\, so directly connected to a library’s mission\, has never been chosen. We hope that this book will provide an opportunity to discuss banned books\, freedom of speech\, educational access\, historical importance of librarianship\, and the power that libraries hold in the 21st Century and beyond.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/cls-book-club-our-missing-hearts-by-celeste-ng/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230802T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230802T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230727T155213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T174117Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Magic
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read The Magic Rabbit By Annette LeBlanc and the craft will be a rabbit in a hat puppet! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230807T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230811T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20220422T133651Z
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SUMMARY:CAMP In The STACKS: Interstellar Explorers
DESCRIPTION:AUGUST 7th – AUGUST 11th \nDuring this week\, campers will focus on space and galaxies for an adventure that will surely be out of this world! \n\n\n\n $200 for Members // $225 for Non Members // $25 additional for the Lunch Bunch option \nTo reserve your camper’s spot\, please CLICK HERE. \nCAMP in the STACKS details: \n\n\n\nAges 5-8 years old are invited to attend.\nMonday – Friday\, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Drop-off and pick-up will be outside in front of our marble staircase. Here\, your children will be met by a CLS member who will escort your child into the Rabbit Hole to meet Kenna\, our wonderful teacher. If your child would prefer to be walked in by you\, there are a few “loading” parking spots available across the street that don’t require payment. Otherwise\, there are several parking meter spots on King. Pickup will be at 12:00 pm for Standard Campers and 1:00 pm for our Lunch Bunch Campers.\nWe are offering a “Lunch Bunch” hour option from 12:00-1:00 pm at the end of camp for an additional $25. CLS will not be providing lunch. If you’re choosing this addition\, please send your child’s lunch for a picnic outside in our beautiful garden\, weather permitting!  We have a refrigerator\, if needed. During this additional hour\, our campers will have an opportunity to listen to an audible book and/or have time for Choice Play in the designated stations of the Rabbit Hole once they’re finished with their lunch.\nEach day’s agenda will tentatively look like this: Begin with circle time\, followed by stories and two crafts. Our campers will be able to enjoy choice play with the toys and games available in the Rabbit Hole if they have free time.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/camp-in-the-stacks-interstellar-explorers/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T163000
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Pirates
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read How I Became a Pirate By Melinda Long and the craft will be a treasure chest! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-pirates/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230814T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230814T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230615T153250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T153250Z
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SUMMARY:August New Members Mingle
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our New Members Mingle! Every second Monday of the month\, we look forward to hosting our newest members of the CLS family. Starting our night off with a complimentary glass of wine\, the evening will include an orientation of the Library and informational tour with Q & A about your membership benefits. \nPlease RSVP with the form below. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/august-new-members-mingle-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230815T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230815T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230802T204917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T204917Z
UID:10001513-1692113400-1692117000@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Caterpillars and Butterflies
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Gotta Go! Gotta Go! by Sam Swope and Sue Riddle and the craft will be a caterpillar! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-caterpillars-and-butterflies/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230816T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230816T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230802T205007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T205007Z
UID:10001514-1692199800-1692203400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Caterpillars and Butterflies
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Gotta Go! Gotta Go! by Sam Swope and Sue Riddle and the craft will be a caterpillar! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-caterpillars-and-butterflies-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230818T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230613T165722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230728T135307Z
UID:10001459-1692295200-1692363600@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Summer Symposium // The Book: A History of Innovation & Impact with Global Expert James Raven
DESCRIPTION:Professor James Raven is a global authority on ‘the Book\,’ with a Capital ‘B.’ From the materials and physical structures of the form\, to how books have influenced people and places at contrasting times in history\, to rare titles and the libraries that house them\, he is an encyclopedic expert on the printed text.  \nDuring this two-day series\, his first time presenting at CLS since 2002\, Professor Raven will bring his formidable experience to bear\, covering both the singular power of the Book as a vehicle for impact\, and the topic as it relates to CLS specifically (he wrote the definitive history of the Library Society).  \nCopies of his titles\, including a new update of his classic bibliophile bible\, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book\, will also be featured. \nThere are two ticket options for this program: \nEVENING PROGRAM ONLY (Thursday\, August 17)  $30 // Admission to the lecture on Thursday\, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM. \nTWO-DAY SYMPOSIUM (Thursday\, August 17 & Friday\, August 18) – $130 // Admission to Thursday’s lecture\, plus the extended session on Friday\, from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM\, which will include a boxed lunch. \nAbout the Event: \nPerhaps we think we know what a book is—it has a cover and a spine and it’s usually printed. It might be illustrated and it’s usually read\, although sometimes not all the way through. But over many thousands of years\, books have come in many different material forms and have served many different purposes. \nIn this richly illustrated two-day program\, Professor Raven will take us from the earliest inscribed shells\, stones\, and clay tablets through to the modern digital age. This global journey invites comparisons between materials such as papyrus\, bamboo\, and plant leaves\, and explores different ways of creating texts by writing\, painting\, imprinting\, and digitizing.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/lifelong-learning-symposium-the-history-of-the-book-with-professor-james-raven/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230822T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230822T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230802T205129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T205129Z
UID:10001515-1692718200-1692721800@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Big Cats
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown and the craft will be a tiger pouch! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-big-cats/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230823T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230823T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230802T205206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T205206Z
UID:10001516-1692804600-1692808200@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Big Cats
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Kenna\, our incredible Camps in the Stacks leader. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Kenna will read Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown and the craft will be a tiger pouch! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-big-cats-2/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230824T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230824T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230303T141742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230711T203000Z
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SUMMARY:Book Tour Exclusive: Patti McCracken's Arsenic-laced True Crime Tale
DESCRIPTION:​Arsenic\, a midwife\, and modern history’s most astonishing murder ring. Patti McCracken’s masterful true crime thriller\, The Angel Makers (HarperCollins\, March 2023)\, is a narrative tour de force rooted in meticulous research and detail-driven storytelling (no surprise there\, given the author’s journalism bona fides).  \nJoin us on August 24\, at 6:00pm\, to celebrate this exciting debut with the author. The evening will feature a discussion and Q&A\, as well as an opportunity to purchase signed and personalized copies of the book. \nTickets are $10 for members\, $15 for the public. \nPlease click here or call us at 843-723-9912. \nAbout the Book \nThe Angel Makers is a true-crime story like no other—a 1920s midwife who may have been the century’s most prolific killer leading a murder ring of women responsible for the deaths of at least 160 men. \nThe horror occurred in a rustic farming enclave in modern-day Hungary. To look at the unlikely lineup of murderesses—village wives\, mothers\, and daughters—was to come to the shocking realization that this could have happened anywhere\, and to anyone. At the center of it all was a sharp-minded village midwife\, a “smiling Buddha” known as Auntie Suzy\, who distilled arsenic from flypaper and distributed it to the women of Nagyrév. “Why are you bothering with him?” Auntie Suzy would ask\, as she produced an arsenic-filled vial from her apron pocket. In the beginning\, a great many used the deadly solution to finally be free of cruel and abusive spouses. \nBut as the number of dead bodies grew without consequence\, the killers grew bolder. With each vial of poison emptied\, a new reason surfaced to drain yet another. Some women disposed of sickly relatives. Some used arsenic as “inheritance powder” to secure land and houses. For more than fifteen years\, the unlikely murderers aided death unfettered and tended to it as if it were simply another chore—spooning doses of arsenic into soup and wine\, stirring it into coffee and brandy. By the time their crimes were discovered\, hundreds were feared dead. \nAnonymous notes brought the crimes to light in 1929. As a skillful prosecutor hungry for justice ran the investigation\, newsmen from around the world—including the New York Times—poured in to cover the dramatic events as they unfolded. \nThe Angel Makers captures in expertly researched detail the entirety of this harrowing story\, from the early murders to the final hanging—the story of one of the most sensational and astonishing murder rings in all of modern history. \nAbout the Author \nPatti McCracken is a long-time journalist and twice a Knight International Press Fellow. For two decades\, she was a journalism trainer\, free press advocate and newsroom consultant in Eastern and Central Europe\, the Balkans\, the Caucasus\, and later North Africa and Southeast Asia. She was based in an Austrian village on the Slovak border. \n\n\n\n\nOver 20+ years\, her articles appeared in Chicago Tribune\, San Francisco Chronicle\, Wall Street Journal\, Guardian\, Smithsonian magazine\, and many more outlets. She is a member of PEN America. \nThe Angel Makers is her first book. \nShe resides on Martha’s Vineyard.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/a-london-love-story/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230829T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230829T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230821T143634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T143634Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Animal Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read When the Library Lights Go Out by Megan McDonald and the craft will be an animal puppet! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/animal-adventures/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230829T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230829T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230711T150431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230711T150817Z
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SUMMARY:Pub Week Exclusive: The History and Legacy of Horsepower in Charleston
DESCRIPTION:Discover the fascinating history and legacy of working equines in Charleston during this exclusive Pub Week program featuring the author\, scholar\, and preservationist Christina Rae Butler. \nFeaturing thorough research\, absorbing storytelling\, and captivating photographs\, Charleston Horse Power takes readers back to an equine-dominated city of the past\, in which horses and mules pervaded all aspects of urban life. Butler describes carriage types and equines roles (both privately owned animals and those in the city’s streets\, fire\, and police department herds)\, animal power in industrial settings\, regulations for animals and their drivers\, horse-racing culture\, and Charleston’s equine lifestyles and architecture. She also includes profiles the people who made a living working with horses and mules—from drivers\, grooms\, and carriage makers\, to farriers\, veterinarians\, and trainers. \nTickets are $10 for members\, $15 for the public. Copies of the book will also be available for purchase and personalization following the program\, thanks to our friends at Buxton Books. \nFor more info and to purchase tickets\, please click here. \nAbout the Book \nCharleston Horse Power is a richly illustrated and comprehensive examination of the social and cultural history and legacy of Charleston’s equine economy. Urban historians\, historic preservationists\, general readers\, and Charleston visitors interested in discovering a vital aspect of the city’s past and present will enjoy and appreciate this impressive work. \nAbout the Author \nChristina Rae Butler is professor of Historic Preservation at the American College of Building Arts in Charleston\, South Carolina\, as well as an adjunct faculty member at the College of Charleston in the Historic Preservation and Community Planning Program. She is the owner/operator of Butler Preservation LLC\, a private preservation firm engaged in cultural resource management in Charleston. Butler also works as a barn shift manager for Palmetto Carriage Works in Charleston where she cares for horses and mules\, drives carriages\, and trains new staff. She lives in Charleston.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/pub-week-exclusive-the-history-and-legacy-of-horsepower-in-charleston/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230830T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230830T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230821T143728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T143728Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Animal Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read When the Library Lights Go Out by Megan McDonald and the craft will be an animal puppet! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-animal-adventures/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230821T143921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T143921Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Don't Yuck My Yum
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Hannah’s Tall Order by Linda Vander Heyden and the craft will be a pizza! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/dont-yuck-my-yum/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230905T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230629T191947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230717T153023Z
UID:10001468-1693936800-1693940400@charlestonlibrarysociety.org
SUMMARY:Inside the Life of a Legendary Pirate's Wife
DESCRIPTION:Before he was executed in 1701\, Captain William Kidd was one of the most notorious pirates to prowl the seas. But few know that he had an accomplice back home: his wife\, Sarah\, a woman whose life is a lesson in survival\, resilience\, and resourcefulness. There may not be a legendary woman behind every legendary pirate in high seas history\, but Sarah Kidd was a singular force whose moxy and bravery not only enhanced her husband’s reputation but also furthered the narrative of female empowerment within the structures of America’s colonial days. \nOn September 5\, we’ll explore her life and impact with the historian and journalist Dr. Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos\, whose new book\, The Pirate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd (Hanover Square Press\, 2022)\, tells Sarah’s story for the first time. \nTickets are $10 for members\, $15 for the public. \nTo purchase\, click here or call 843.792.9913 during Box Office Hours (11:00AM–4:00PM\, Monday through Thursday). \nAbout the Book and Author \nWriting in a lively\, conversational tone and packed with fascinating insights into the Golden Age of Piracy during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in colonial America\, The Pirate’s Wife is a fresh and feminist take on a time in history that’s often written around men. Utilizing a trove of original documents\, Dr. Geanacopoulos reconstructs Sarah’s life (1670-1744) in New York – when the colony was a pirate haven – her roles as wife\, mother\, merchant\, and socialite\, and delves into the swashbucklingly nasty politics of the time. She was key to Kidd’s fight for his life against the people who accused him of turning from privateer to pirate\, and was even initially arrested and jailed with him. Sarah went from socialite to fugitive and international outlaw\, and back again\, always managing to find her own agency within the oppressive structures of colonial America. \nDr. Geanacopoulus has spent her career researching pirate history and culture\, and she is dedicated to bringing the stories of women like Sarah Kidd\, who have been forgotten by history\, into the light. For fans of cinematic\, impeccably researched narrative nonfiction like works by David McCullough or Stacy Schiff\, The Pirate’s Wife reads like a novel\, but crackles with the kind of vivid details only an expert scholar could synthesize. \n 
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/inside-the-life-of-historys-most-legendary-pirates-wife/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T103000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230728T172433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T174310Z
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SUMMARY:Storytelling Series // Omnivorous Collectors and the Networks of Natural History
DESCRIPTION:More than a dose of AM stimulation\, this morning program offers a rare glimpse behind a trifecta of cultural curtains: the first\, the thrilling research and discovery practices involved in stewarding our archival treasures; the second\, insights and the kind of un-Googleable anecdotes that only experts (and primary source institutions!) can provide; and finally\, how the legacies of omnivorous collectors of the past continue to unite and inspire pivotal cultural conversations today. \nDon’t miss this occasion to hear Dr. Alexandra Ortolja-Baird explore the provenance and history of Sir Hans Sloane’s 1707 A voyage to the islands of Madera\, Barbados\, Nieves\, S. Christophers and Jamaica.  \nTickets are free and open to the public. \nRSVP below to reserve your seat. \nAbout Sir Hans Sloane \nSloane\, whose vast cabinet of curiosities would later become the foundation of The British Museum in 1753\, began his omnivorous collecting habits in 1687 while working as a physician in Jamaica. Recounting this experience\, his sumptuous Voyage to Jamaica blends together personal travel narrative\, observations on the island’s flora and fauna\, medical case notes\, and ethnographic accounts of slave and planter culture. \nContaining more than 200 life-sized engravings of Jamaican botany\, it is no average book. But the Library Society holds no average copy. As this talk will reveal\, the unique CLS copy lays bare the personal connections between Sloane and the Library Society\, and the extensive networks of colonial natural history and botany that were the lifeblood of eighteenth-century libraries. \nAbout Dr. Alexandra Ortolja-Baird \nDr. Ortolja-Baird specializes in the history of early modern collections and museums. Her research has largely focused on the library of Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753)\, whose collections became the foundation of The British Museum\, the world’s first national museum. She is especially interested in the relationship between colonialism and collecting\, and her research seeks to shed light on the silenced\, erased\, and forgotten individuals who were central to the collecting process. When she’s not grubbing around in archives\, Alexandra is a Lecturer in Digital History and Culture at the University of Portsmouth\, UK\, a Senior Research Fellow on the AHRC Towards a National Collection project The Sloane Lab: Looking back to build future shared collections\, and a Visiting Researcher at The British Museum.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/omnivorous-collectors-and-the-networks-of-natural-history/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230906T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T125824
CREATED:20230821T144015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T144015Z
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SUMMARY:Story Time In The Rabbit Hole - Don't Yuck My Yum
DESCRIPTION:Due to the high enthusiasm surrounding Story Time\, we will be offering this to members only. To join the Library Society\, please click here. \nJoin us for our beloved Story Time in the Rabbit Hole! During this hour long\, kid-friendly program\, children and their parents/caregivers will join Melissa\, our Children’s Library Coordinator. She will be reading in the Rabbit Hole and making an on-theme craft to bring home. \nFor this Story Time\, Melissa will read Hannah’s Tall Order by Linda Vander Heyden and the craft will be a pizza! \nStory Time will repeat every Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Saturday at 10:00 am–we hope to see you there! \nTo RSVP to this free event\, please fill out the form below.
URL:https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/story-time-in-the-rabbit-hole-dont-yuck-my-yum/
LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King Street\, Charleston\, SC\, 29401\, United States
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